83SketchingWalker Art Gallery, LiverpoolAccession no: WAG 1589 |  |
| Collection credit: | Presented by Mrs J. G. Legge |
| Image credit: | photography@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk |
| Provenance: | Given by Mrs J.G. Legge to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, September 1947. |
| Additional acq. no: | 47.122 |
| Paper size: | 299 x 439 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 120 x 166 mm |
| Note on size: | chine collé 110 x 156 |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream on ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine collé on wove |
| Note on the paper: | Light weight, cream Asian paper on heavy weight, ivory plate paper. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light, fairly even print tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | A fine granular surface tone is used in the water. |
| Print note: | Movement of the plate during printing has resulted in double lines and an out-of-focus look. There is drypoint burr in the foreground. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '2875 Q', 'IN 1589' on recto, at lower right edge |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0860001 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.